René
BOUCHARD
Born: 7 October 1767 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
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Birth — 1767
1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1796 Marriage / Partner1797 Birth of Child1798 Birth of Child1802 Birth of Child1806 Birth of Child1810 Birth of Child1812 Birth of Child1815 Birth of Child1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1821 Birth of Child1822 Marriage of Child1822 Marriage of Child1827 Marriage of Child1828 Marriage of Child1829 Marriage of Child1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1839 Marriage of Child1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England) 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)1846 Marriage of Child
1850 Death of Child1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.Death — 1855View charts and other tools for this ancestor and family.
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